Nothing beats the play-offs for unrelenting drama and nowhere are the stakes higher than in the Championship. Promotion to the Premier League comes with a windfall in the region of £150m. Friday night's Luton Town vs Huddersfield Town has the whiff of a David and Goliath encounter with the Terriers a top-flight club as recently as three years ago. Make sure you know how to watch a Luton Town vs Huddersfield Town live stream wherever you are.
Date: Friday 13th May
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST / 2.45pm ET
Venue: Kenilworth Road, Luton
Free trial: Kayo Sport (AUS)
US stream: ESPN+ ($6.99/m)
Watch anywhere: Try ExpressVPN risk-free
4K TV channel: Sky Sports Ultra HD (UK)
The teams are in and Luton are unchanged from the side that beat Reading 1-0 to secure their play-off berth. That means top scorer Elijah Adebayo misses out through injury, with ex-Birmingham forward Cameron Jerome and 11-goal forward Harry Cornick starting up front. Nathan Jones' preferred back three of captain Sonny Naismith, Sonny Bradley and ex-West Ham centre-back Reece Burke looks very solid.
Huddersfield make two changes from their 2-0 defeat of Bristol City as Lewis O'Brien and Tom Lees return for Carel Eiting and Pipa as Carlos Corberan sticks with his own back-three system. Duane Holmes offers creativity in midfield, with top scorer Danny Ward partnering Danel Sinani up front.
Luton have been this season's Championship surprise package. The Hatters were in League Two as recently as 2018 and it was only a late bolt after a slow start to the campaign that secured their spot in the play-offs. Top scorer Elijah Adebayo's 17 goals in all competitions has been central to their surge, but he hasn't recovered from injury. Mid-season buy Robert Snodgrass has added experience.
Huddersfield also started slowly, but since the end of November, Carlos Corberan's teams has been one of the most in-form in the country, losing only twice. In the play-off positions every week since January, the Terriers' bright brand of attractive football has been a breath of fresh air in the second tier. Top scorer Danny Ward, a summer signing from Irish side Bohemians, has been flying in 2021/22.
Kick-off is at 7.45pm BST tonight, Friday 13th May at Kenilworth Road. Read on to find out on how to watch a Luton vs Huddersfield live stream, wherever you are in the world, on TV, online and on mobile.
Watch a Luton vs Huddersfield live stream in the US
ESPN+ has the rights to show Luton vs Huddersfield in the US, as well as all other Championship games and a host of other sport. All matches will be available in English and Spanish.
You can sign up to ESPN+, the network's online-only streaming service. It costs $6.99 per month or $13.99 as part of a bargain bundle with Hulu and Disney+.
Going to be outside the country at the time of the match? You can use a VPN to watch ESPN+ from abroad as if you were back at home in the States.
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Watch a Luton vs Huddersfield live stream from abroad using a VPN
Even if you have subscribed to the relevant service for a Luton vs Huddersfield live stream, you won't be able to access it when you're outside your home country. The service will know your location based on your IP address, and will automatically block your access.
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UK: Watch Luton vs Huddersfield in 4K HDR
Luton vs Huddersfield will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League in HD and on Sky Sports Ultra HD in 4K HDR. Take a look at the best Sky TV deals if you're interested in signing up and watching this game and many more in top quality.
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BT Sport customers can also enjoy the game so long as they're subscribed to the BT Sport Big Bundle which includes the Sky Sports channels as well as the BT ones. You can add it to your BT package for £40 per month.
Virgin Media customers are able to watch Luton vs Huddersfield with a Sky Sports subscription through the Virgin Media’s Bigger + Sports bundle, which covers all games televised by Sky and BT.
If you have a Virgin TiVo box and access to BT or Sky, you can watch on-the-go through Virgin's TV Anywhere app. And if that's not enough, there's Twitter's deal with Sky Sports to show goals and highlights via the Sky Football account.
Canada: Luton vs Huddersfield live stream
The Luton vs Huddersfield live stream option for those in Canada is DAZN Canada. You can use DAZN to watch every Premier League game live on the DAZN website or app, plus a host of Championship matches and others sports content.
A subscription to DAZN Canada costs $20 a month or $150 a year. No contract. Cancel at any time.
Australia: Luton vs Huddersfield live stream
Those in Australia can tune into the Luton vs Huddersfield live stream with the Kayo Sports 14-day free trial. A Kayo subscription costs just AU$25 per month for access on two devices. New users get a 14-day free trial. Cancel at any time.
Going to be away at the time of the match? You can use a VPN to watch Kayo from abroad as if you were back at home in Australia.
2021/22 Championship play-off fixtures for May
All times are 7.45pm BST unless otherwise stated
Friday 13th May
Luton vs Huddersfield
Saturday 14th May
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest 3pm
Monday 16th May (second leg)
Huddersfield vs Luton
Tuesday 17th May (second leg)
Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United
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